Court ejects Globacom from land over unpaid rents
Nigeria’s leading telecommunications firm, Globacom has been ejected from a parcel of land belonging to the Agbereowei family of Bolou-Orua community in Sagbama area of Bayelsa State.
The landowners had leased the land to the firm to locate its cell station in the area.
A high court in Bayelsa on Wednesday ordered the company to pay N32.5 million, representing N24 million unpaid rents at N3 million per annum from 2008 to 2016, N8.5 million as damages for distress and hardship caused the claimants.
The Agbereowei family in a suit, SHC/02/2015, filed by Miss Justina Agbereowei and Mr. Wednesday Agbereowei , had sued the company for failure to pay rents on the land housing its base station since 2008.
The claimants had prayed the court, presided over by Justice E.G. Omukoro, to declare that they were the persons rightfully entitled to the right of occupancy in the land measuring approximately 40 feet by 40.5 feet
The judge ordered that the declaration of entitlement sought to the right of occupancy over the parcel of land in issue is merited and is granted.
Umukoro noted that the continued occupation of the claimants’ land by the defendant had become unjustifiable and that the prayers of the claimants for possession and removal of all structures on the land granted.
He said: “That on relief for special and general damages, the sum of N18 million claimed as arrears of rents at the rate of N3 million per annum for six years from 2008 to 2014 in line with the parole understanding reached with the agent of the defendant was granted.
“That the sum of N6 million at the rate of N3 milion per annum for the two years of 2015 and 2016 for which rents have further accrued plus additional general damages of N8million only. The damages is for all the distress, hardship and pain caused by holding on to their land and using same for commercial purposes and profits whilst refusing to meet their corresponding obligations to the claimants is also hereby granted.
“That an order of injunction restraining the defendant from any form of interference with the claimants’ right of ownership and occupation of the aforesaid piece of land is hereby made and/or granted.” The judge ruled. The judge also awarded N500,000 only against the defendant in favour of the claimants.
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